When commenting on the Premier League semi-finals, many media generally believe that Manchester United's overall strength is slightly better than the other three teams.

This is a characteristic of Manchester United under Alex Ferguson.

The Red Devils played very holsteredly, not just in attack but also in their defence.

On the whole, Manchester United are not accustomed to defending and counter-attacking, and even if Ferguson arranged for nine players to retreat, in fact, the team still has attacking football blood in their bones.

Football is indeed full of unpredictability, but it must be admitted that the advantage of overall strength can lead to a higher margin for error, whether it is in a 90-minute game or a long season.

In today's highly information-based world, there is no so-called dusty pearl, and young players will immediately pay attention to strong teams as soon as they emerge, fifteen or sixteen years old, or even earlier, such as Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale.

In the European transfer market, where you get what you pay for, the deep-pocketed Manchester United can always poach better players.

Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves, who spent more than 20 million to bring in, are all players who have proven their strength in the Portuguese Super League and Bundesliga, as well as in the Champions League, and how can they be more reliable than players such as Benayoun, Pennant and Lucas Rewa.

The team built with this group of players will naturally have a stronger overall strength.

But sometimes, the games that Manchester United can play, Liverpool can't.

The economic base determines the superstructure.

With so much less financial income than Manchester United, it is destined that Liverpool cannot afford to raise such a large squad of players.

Benitez can only barely build a competitive starting line-up, supplemented by a number of good value players such as Benayoun, Pennant and Lucas Rewa, to try to build a competitive team.

What makes Liverpool feel extremely fortunate is that their only big deal in these years, spending 40 million euros to bring in Yang Yang from Ajax, turned out to be an extremely wise decision.

This not only relieved everyone in Liverpool, but also gave Benitez a higher confidence.

Yang Yang is constantly scoring goals, breaking through, and constantly improving his strength, and at the same time, he is also constantly raising the ceiling of Liverpool.

As the head coach of the team, what he needs to do is to constantly consolidate the foundation and lower limit of the team, and do his best to give full play to Yang Yang's on-field threat and strength.

A lot of people say that Benitez doesn't like star players, and that's not true.

What he doesn't like is the kind of star player who doesn't have enough quality but wants to have tactical privileges.

But for a player like Yang Yang, any manager in the world would look up to him like a treasure, including Benitez.

Because he knows that his trust and support will always be rewarded by Yang Yang.

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After conceding a goal, United continued to defend and counter-attack, using Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo on the wings as counter-attacking weapons.

The Reds are not at all flustered by falling behind.

On the contrary, not long after the start of the second half, Liverpool made a mistake of their own.

Also in the box, also a corner.

Ryan Giggs sent a quick tactical corner, Rooney shot directly from the edge of the box, the Liverpool player could not block it in time, Reina couldn't make a save, and let the shot pass through the densely populated box and fly to the back post.

Tevez caught up and deflected Rooney's shot wide into the Liverpool goal.

One-to-one!

Manchester United equalised!

Ferguson was thrilled on the sidelines.

He has always been clear that Liverpool's defence is not as solid as Manchester United's, and what they are really scary of is the midfield.

Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano are arguably the best in Europe in midfield.

But not at the back.

The Reds had a healthy Daniel Ague last season, but the Danish centre-back has never recovered since he was injured this season, while Hyypia is already in old age.

During the league season, the games were game after game and it was simply impossible to give Liverpool enough time to adjust.

To put it bluntly, the overall strength is not strong enough.

A smile tugged at the corner of Ferguson's mouth at the thought of this.

The two sides were back on the same page, and he once again saw hope of victory.

Winning this double red meeting, the next thing is the Christmas devil schedule that he is best at.

Yang Yang's peak state has been maintained for four months, which is very unbelievable, he has shown his amazing stability, but even a god cannot continue to maintain this state.

It's either Christmas or January, and he's bound to slip!

Especially after getting the World Footballer of the Year.

Ferguson knows professional football and professional players too well, and he clearly sees that Yang Yang can maintain his form because he has a clear goal and direction in mind, and he wants to win the World Footballer of the Year.

But when he achieved his goal and reached his destination, what happened next?

Sometimes, things seem simple and easier to say, but they are hard to do.

For example, Ronaldinho's form has plummeted since his peak, is it just because he is not disciplined enough?

No, there is also a very important part of the reason, that is, he has lost the direction and motivation to struggle.

He is already the number one player in world football, and he has won the supreme honor that everyone dreams of.

No matter how hard he tries, no matter how hard he fights, he will take it again at most.

It's human nature to usher in a trough after the peak.

That's true for the team, it's true for the players.

Once Yang Yang has a trough, Liverpool will inevitably fall from the leader.

This is United's chance!

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After seeing Tevez score, Ferguson was full of pride, as if he had seen Manchester United reverse Liverpool to the top.

But soon, it was as if he had been slapped in the face, and his face was swollen.

Because he realized that he had made a very serious mistake.

Now, Yang Yang has not yet received the supreme honor he dreamed of.

He is still the same Yang Yang who is full of hunger and thirst!

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"Liverpool breaks the ball at the edge of the box!"

'Mascherano passed the ball to Xavi Alonso.

"Xavi Alonso made a long pass directly to the front ......"

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Amid the exclamations of more than 50,000 Liverpool fans in the stadium, the Reds launched a quick counter-attack.

Yang Yang shook off Gary Neville and rushed through United's half of the field at breakneck speed, heading straight for the penalty area.

Manchester United had just equalised, and the players on the pitch wanted to make a move, and the team as a whole pressed a little too high in that attack, which led to Liverpool's counter-attack, and only Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand were the last to be dragged at the back.

Vidic returned to the defense as soon as possible and chased the ball at the same time as Yang Yang.

The Serbian centre-back's turn and start were slower, but Yang Yang was positioned further back, which led to the pair chasing the outside of the box almost at the same time.

The ball fell slowly, and Vidic judged the landing point, and he used his body to block Yang Yang on the left side.

In Vidic's impression, Yang Yang has always been known for his speed, explosiveness and breakthrough with the ball, and his physical fitness is not a strong point, which leads the Serbian central defender to think that as long as he suppresses a little, he can limit Yang Yang.

But as soon as the two made physical contact, Vidic realized that he was wrong.

Yang Yang's body looked very thin, but the strength confrontation was not bad at all.

Compared with a strong man like Vidic, of course, it is insufficient, but it is unrealistic to want to eat him in one go, especially since Vidic has to consider kicking out the siege.

Vidic was tall and long-legged, and he had a number of different options.

At this time, there are only four players near the Manchester United penalty area, namely Vidic who is chasing Yang Yang back to defense, Hargreaves behind him, and Ferdinand in the middle.

Originally, Vidic meant to use his body to suppress Yang Yang, and then squeeze him away, grab the best position, and then pass back or horizontally.

This is undoubtedly the safest way.

But suddenly, he realized that his body failed to suppress Yang Yang as easily as expected.

Not only that, but Yang Yang seemed to be ruthless, regardless of the danger, he took the initiative to poke his head out, and rushed forward to meet the falling ball.

This one, just in time, pushed the ball out and allowed Vidic's foot to kick into the air.

The Serbian central defender was taken aback and restrained his feet in time, otherwise, this time he would have kicked Yang Yang's forehead directly, and blood splashing was inevitable on the spot.

But it was precisely because of this that Yang Yang took this opportunity to break free from Vidic's entanglement and quickly chased after him.

I don't know if it's because of the mistake just now, Van der Sar was a little inaccurate in grasping the timing of this attack, or Yang Yang topped this one, which was beyond his expectations, in short, when Van der Sar attacked, Yang Yang caught up with the ball first.

With a button, Yang Yang deducted the ball past the attacking goalkeeper Van der Sar......

The entire Anfield stadium erupted in thunderous exclamations at this moment.

After Yang Yang avoided Van der Sar, he chased after him with another lunge and pushed the inside of his left foot.

Rio Ferdinand, who was in the middle, quickly returned to the penalty area, and in a panic, he fell to the ground and slid to clear the ball before it rolled into the goal line, but the final result was that he slid into the goal with the ball.

After his sliding tackle, the lawn was in shambles.

After Yang Yang pushed the shot, the momentum of the whole person did not decrease, and he rushed out of the court directly, raising his hands all the way, shouting hard, and celebrating his goal.

Behind him, the referee finally blew the whistle for the goal to be effective!

Less than three minutes after Manchester United equalised, Liverpool relied on a quick counterattack and Yang Yang scored a brace to break through Manchester United's goal again.

Two to one!

When Yang Yang rushed under the Liverpool fan stands, all the fans in the stadium were frantically chanting his name.

The number one player in the team, who has just won the European Ballon d'Or, won the Club World Cup and won the best player, saved Liverpool again!

More than 50,000 fans in the stadium watched him fall to his knees on the turf from the corner.

His fists were raised in the air, and the signature colored bracelet he was wearing on his left hand.

This scene is unforgettable!